The arrest of Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates on July 16 by Cambridge Police Sergeant James Crowley after a citizen called to report a possible break-in at Gates' home has stirred a national debate over racial profiling, causing even President Obama to weigh-in.
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Gates talks about his arrest
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About Gates
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The controversy began when Henry Louis Gates Jr., one of the nation's pre-eminent African-American scholars, was arrested at his home by Cambridge police investigating a possible break-in. (Boston Globe, 7/20/09)
President Obama, weighing in on the arrest, said police “acted stupidly,’’ a charge that would invite criticism and put him on the defensive. (Boston Globe , 7/23/09) 
Coming to the defense of arresting officer Sergeant James Crowley (left), Cambridge's police commissioner said that Gates's house had been broken into previously. (Boston Globe, 7/23/09) 
A meeting over beers on the White House patio appeared to achieve the president’s goal of encouraging a deeper dialogue on race. (Globe, 7/31/09) 
Boston police officer Justin Barrett has been suspended after allegedly writing a racially charged e-mail about Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. to The Boston Globe and colleagues at the National Guard, a law enforcement official said. (Boston Globe, 7/30/09) |
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